So who here wants to bet that bigmac is from DPS?

Oh, and I’ve seen the DPS “give chase” on Niedermeyer’s already referenced curb-stomping night - I think the only thing that got hurt was the tub of lard that was violently jolted around for a whole 15 feet before Mrs. Husky decided it wasn’t worth the physical pain to run after an innocent bystander any longer.

Look, I don’t think any of us have a problem with people who want to keep us safe. But I know I myself don’t take kindly to being harassed and “intimidated” by the same people who are supposed to be protecting me from harm, and which refuse to talk to students about their policies and procedures but troll their blogs and chime in to talk about how it is best to submit to their “authorita”.

“Bottom line, don’t do what niedermeyer recomends, no matter how tongue in cheek it is.”

Actually, I’ll continue to stand up for my rights on campus, and strongly encourage others to do so as well.

Actually, if you haven’t done anything wrong, then there’s no reason to do any of the above. Just remember, as a student of the University, you are required by the University to show your student identification if the officers need to confirm that you are indeed a student. As far as lying, if it is to avoid getting a citation, DPS can have you cited for false info, which results in another charge on top of the one you are being stopped for. And if you run, they may try to chase you down, which could hurt you or them. DPS does have authority, including probable cause arrest authority, and being able to cite or arrest someone falls in that category. Bottom line, don’t do what niedermeyer recomends, no matter how tongue in cheek it is. And yes timothy, you are correct, you don’t have to show identification other than student I.D since there was no real reason to stop you from the way you told your story.

Moral of the story: Kids, there’s no reason to ever be busted by DPS for anything. Run, lie, or just brazen it out and say you left your I.D. off-campus… unless you literally pass them the dutch, DPS can’t really do shit to you.

As for recognition well… remember my muppet friends that they keep away the rapists, murderers and thieves that wish to victimize the campus community. (Yes there are folks on parole who have murder on their records out and about and yes DPS has dealt with them) They are underequipped to do this job but they do it anyways. O well who cares.

Remember that a baseball traveling at 90mph hurts anywhere it hits you.
Kermit out.

The patrol division can do parking enforcement but they have nothing to do with meter collection. In fact the patrol division deals with law enforcement and investigations 98.9% of the time. Keep in mind that almost all of the folks of the patrol division have been through a full police academy or reserve police academy. Many are college educated and chose to be here even though they are overqualifed for any department in the country. The old guard at DPS is getting pushed out and a great group of professionals will soon be in control of the place. Get to know these folks and you might learn something. Stop hating just cause you got an MIP and remember to keep your hands and legs inside the ride at all times. Kermit out.

No, it’s not like that at all. If you were to say the Commentator and the Emerald were the exact same newspaper because they both have offices in the EMU, then you’d sort of have a working analogy there.

However, it’s still incorrect. A better comparison could be to claim that the news section and advertising section of the Emerald are one and the same.

However, Geoff, your comment does not invalidate the notion that the crimes committed by one DPS employee, whether or not he was a patrol officer, reflects poorly on the organization as a whole.

I’d suggest that you go get a blow job.